One who dozes off during Friday prayer

Question: 46

What should one do if one feels oneself dozing off
during Friday prayer?

Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah and his family.

If a person dozes while listening to the Friday sermon, it is
recommended for him to change the place with the person next to
him. In doing this he should be careful not to speak; rather, he should
use some gestures (hand movements, etc.). The evidence for this is
the hadith narrated by Samrah who said:
The Prophet
(peace be upon him) said: If one of you
dozes during the Friday sermon, he should exchange his
position with the person sitting next to him.

(Al-Baihaqi, 3/238; Sahih Al-Jami‘ No. 812)

Another hadith has been narrated by Ibn ‘Umar who said:

The Prophet
said: If one of you dozes in the mosque on
Friday, he should move his position to another place.

(Abu Dawud, No. 1119; Sahih Al-Jami‘ No. 809)

Source:

Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid

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